Former Suffolk University employee fakes way to student loans, top grades

Posted
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 7:14 am

The Associated Press

BOSTON &GT;&GT; A former Suffolk University employee who accessed a school computer to give herself an A in an ethics class she never attended has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $47,000 in student loans.

Prosecutors say while working in the registrar's officer at the Boston school, Ashley Ciampa enrolled in an MBA program. As a school employee she was not required to pay tuition.

The 28-year-old Medford woman signed up for a business ethics course, but failed to attend a class or complete required coursework. She used her computer access in the registrar's office to assign herself an A. By pretending to be a student, she obtained the loans, which she used for vacations and other personal expenses.

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